July 2015 Hatch A Long HAL

[Loc20chick]

I had only 10/21 hatch but they're a lively bunch and all were very healthy though some were a bit sticky. I had them out for a bit today:




This bunch was hatched by my broody. It was her first time setting but she rocks. Of 9 eggs, 1 was infertile. She accidentally stepped on one hatching and it died so was down to 7 chicks that hatched without incident. I ended up rescuing the last to hatch because she had abandoned the nest to take the other chicks afield. I caught it in time and stuck it in a brooder with the slightly older chicks. He/she is completely fine now:



In my second incubator was that running a few days after the first 'bator and setting hen, we had 12/18 hatch (one's still going at it actually!). The only bit of sadness is losing the first hatcher when it got his head stuck in the divider we rigged to separate bloodlines.

Aww!!!! so cute

 

[Loc20chick]

Here are my little fuzzy butts,I put hem in he cardboard box to dry then they move to the plastic tub.

 

[mojavemike1]

The Polish that pipped earlier, hatched, leaving just 1 to go...it has not pipped and we are in day 2 of hatching.
So we now have 8 hatched out of 9 at lockdown...I will give the final egg another 24hrs, and if it hasn't pipped by then, I will assume it quit at some point.
Overall I am extremely happy with the outcome, 88%.
I have another 8 eggs arriving next week, Silver Spangled Spitzhauben, which should arrive about the same time as my new incubator, a R-COM KING SURO with auto humidifier, egg turning and temp control.
I'm looking forward to more fun hatching!

 

[Loc20chick]

The Polish that pipped earlier, hatched, leaving just 1 to go...it has not pipped and we are in day 2 of hatching.
So we now have 8 hatched out of 9 at lockdown...I will give the final egg another 24hrs, and if it hasn't pipped by then, I will assume it quit at some point.
Overall I am extremely happy with the outcome, 88%.
I have another 8 eggs arriving next week, Silver Spangled Spitzhauben, which should arrive about the same time as my new incubator, a R-COM KING SURO with auto humidifier, egg turning and temp control.
I'm looking forward to more fun hatching!

You are in a hatching mode!!!!

 

[rcgII]

I gave our second broody four eggs today so I'll be joining the August HAL too. It'll probably be my last hatch for this year.

 

[tao chick]

Here are my little fuzzy butts,I put hem in he cardboard box to dry then they move to the plastic tub.

Awww! Seeing all the fluff balls is making waiting the next 10-12 days much harder.

 

[tao chick]

Ok so I started with 6 Easter eggers. Candled day 10 1 was not fertile and 2 looked like blood rings. Not 100% sure so I only tossed the infertile. Question tho. All my eggs have one whole side of the egg as a dark mass. Because it's an Easter egger and I made a candler I'm not sure if it's normal or not or if I can even see anything else in there for that matter. Any thought or ideas. This is my first time hatching so I'm nervous about everything!!

I candled one of my Ameraucana eggs today and realize that I couldn't see details. If I were you I'd wait until at least day 14.

 

[Loc20chick]

Chick #20 is here

 

[MBK Farm]

The Polish that pipped earlier, hatched, leaving just 1 to go...it has not pipped and we are in day 2 of hatching.
So we now have 8 hatched out of 9 at lockdown...I will give the final egg another 24hrs, and if it hasn't pipped by then, I will assume it quit at some point.
Overall I am extremely happy with the outcome, 88%.
I have another 8 eggs arriving next week, Silver Spangled Spitzhauben, which should arrive about the same time as my new incubator, a R-COM KING SURO with auto humidifier, egg turning and temp control.
I'm looking forward to more fun hatching!

Good showing there. 88% hatch rate on shipped eggs with an incubator challenge thrown in. Nice.

 

[Dramaqueen21888]

I candled one of my Ameraucana eggs today and realize that I couldn't see details. If I were you I'd wait until at least day 14.

Yeah Im gonna wait before I toss any. Nothing smells so I'm keeping a close eye on that. Can't wait to see if my homemade incubator really worked or not.